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Germany and France plan to spend hundreds of millions of euros on the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) program in 2021 to develop a new generation of combat vehicles. The Forces Operations Blog has reported that France and Germany are looking to spend €200 million for the benefit of the MGCS...

FLIR Systems announced it has been awarded a $26 million contract modification in support of the Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle Sensor Suite Upgrade (NBCRV SSU) program for the U.S. Army. The Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement was awarded through the Joint...

The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant coaxial helicopter on 12 October reached 211 kt in straight and level flight and 232 kt in a descent with about two-thirds propeller torque and engine power, the companies announced during the Association of the United States Army’s (AUSA’s) annual trade show...

AN/APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) upgrades continue for Guard, reserve and active-duty fighters The U.S. Air Force has met Full Operational Capability (FOC) readiness for Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) AN/APG-83 SABR active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar on Air...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Oct. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) has transferred the recently christened Virginia-class submarine Montana (SSN 794) to the floating dry dock at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division in preparation for the ship’s launch...

The step is in accordance with India's vision of SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region) and commitment to building capacities, self-reliance in the neighbouring countries. A Kilo-class submarine of the Indian Navy (Representational image) | Commons New Delhi: India will be...

On October 15, 2020, Arquus handed over to the French Air and Space Force (Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace) the last P4 VIPAIR vehicle, in accordance with contractual commitments. Initiated in 2016, the VIPAIR program aimed to transform a batch of 19 P4 ASPIC vehicles of the Air Force into...

Iceland is to upgrade its chain of long-range air surveillance radars, with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) announcing a multimillion dollar contract on 14 October. Iceland Air Defence System’s AN/FPS-117 long-range air surveillance radars are to receive an upgrade managed by...

Japan's newest submarine “Taigei” (previously known as 29SS) was launched today at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) shipyard in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. Taigei means “Great Whale” in Japanese and was once used as the name of a submarine tender of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The Japan...

Thursday, 15 October saw Latvian Minister of Defense Artis Pabriks, Finnish Minister of Defense Antti Kaikkonen and the company Patria Land Oy president Jussi Järvinen signed an agreement on research and development of a common 6x6 armored car system based on Patria vehicles. "The agreement...

The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) is pushing forward with their acquisition of new Maritime Patrol Aircraft, with a first batch of two aircraft up for tender, Asia Pacific Defense Journal reports. Airbus C-295 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (Picture source: Airbus) An online briefing for the...

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is expected to sign a defense-export deal with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc during his visit to Vietnam next week, VietDefense announces on its Facebook page, according to an Asia.Nikkei post. Japanese Navy P-3C Orion (Picture source...

According to a press release published by the U.S. Navy on October 13, 2020, U.S. Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Kenneth J. Braithwaite announced that the new Block 5 Virginia-class also called SSN-774 class attack submarine will be named USS Barb (SSN 804). The Virginia-class submarine USS...

Iguana Pro Amphibious Craft invites interested people to discover its technology at the forthcoming virtual Euronaval Online 2020 defense exhibition. Test drives of the boat will be broadcasted live from its shipyard located in Caen, France. French-made Iguana Pro amphibious craft. (Picture...

According to a Tweet released by the General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) on October 14, 2020, Saudi Arabia has launched its first local-made fast interceptor boat manufactured by Zamil Ship Manufacturing Company, as part of the project to manufacture locally HSI32 rapid interceptor...

Australia has concluded its contribution to the Afghan National Army Officer Academy in Qargha near Kabul. Australian Minister for Defence, Linda Reynolds, said Australian advisors at Afghan training establishments made a valuable contribution to the future security of Afghanistan...